Two types of room, single and shared rooms are available.

- From £700pp in a shared room, next retreat 28 January.

It has a mix of single and shared rooms.

John: Yes, a shared room, but perhaps I'll stay longer.

Expect to pay from £370 per person for a shared room, plus flights and transfers.

Some of the 150 or so places for new postgraduate students are in shared rooms.

Prices start from around £90 per week for a shared room to £220 for a personal flat.

Most performers there are paid about $100 a week, $40 of which must be returned to their employer for a shared room and meals.

Travel is by motor coach and rates start at $2,145 for a shared room.

Rates are $16 a person in a shared room, and $48 for a double room.